diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.lfm b/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.lfm
index 297562a00..89131936a 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.lfm
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.lfm
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ object ScreenForm: TScreenForm
   Top = 117
   Width = 149
   Align = alClient
+  AlphaBlend = True
+  AlphaBlendValue = 1
   BorderIcons = []
   BorderStyle = bsNone
   Caption = 'Pick a color...'
diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.pas b/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.pas
index 5ebe6eb60..9a67761e6 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.pas
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/ScreenWin.pas
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ type
    FOnKeyDown: TKeyEvent;
 
   protected
-   procedure CreateParams(var Params:TCreateParams); override;
    procedure CMHintShow(var Message: TCMHintShow); message CM_HINTSHOW;
 
   public
@@ -62,18 +61,20 @@ begin
 end;
 
 function GetDesktopColor(const X, Y: Integer): TColor;
-{$IFDEF DELPHI}
 var
   c: TCanvas;
+  screenDC: HDC;
 begin
   c := TCanvas.Create;
   try
-   c.Handle := GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow);
-   Result := GetPixel(c.Handle, X, Y);
+    screenDC := GetDC(0);
+    c.Handle := screenDC;
+    Result := c.Pixels[X, Y];
   finally
-   c.Free;
+    c.Free;
   end;
 end;
+(*
 {$ELSE}
 var
   bmp: TBitmap;
@@ -87,12 +88,7 @@ begin
   bmp.Free;
 end;
 {$ENDIF}
-
-procedure TScreenForm.CreateParams(var Params:TCreateParams);
-Begin
- inherited CreateParams(Params);
- Params.ExStyle := WS_EX_TRANSPARENT or WS_EX_TOPMOST;
-end;
+*)
 
 procedure TScreenForm.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
 begin
@@ -114,19 +110,23 @@ end;
 procedure TScreenForm.FormKeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word;
   Shift: TShiftState);
 begin
- if (key = VK_ESCAPE) or (ssAlt in Shift) or (ssCtrl in Shift) then
-  EndSelection(0, 0, false);
- if Assigned(FOnKeyDown) then FOnKeyDown(Self, Key, Shift);
+  if (key = VK_ESCAPE) or (ssAlt in Shift) or (ssCtrl in Shift) then
+    EndSelection(0, 0, false);
+  if (key = VK_RETURN) then
+    EndSelection(Mouse.CursorPos.X, Mouse.CursorPos.Y, true);
+  if Assigned(FOnKeyDown) then
+    FOnKeyDown(Self, Key, Shift);
 end;
 
 procedure TScreenForm.EndSelection(x, y: integer; ok: boolean);
 begin
- if ok then
-  SelectedColor := GetDesktopColor(x, y)
- else
-  SelectedColor := clNone;
- close;
- if Assigned(FOnSelColorChange) then FOnSelColorChange(Self);
+  if ok then
+    SelectedColor := GetDesktopColor(x, y)
+  else
+    SelectedColor := clNone;
+  Close;
+  if Assigned(FOnSelColorChange) then
+    FOnSelColorChange(Self);
 end;
 
 procedure TScreenForm.FormMouseUp(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
@@ -138,25 +138,26 @@ end;
 procedure TScreenForm.FormMouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
   Y: Integer);
 begin
- SelectedColor := GetDesktopColor(x, y);
- if Assigned(FOnSelColorChange) then FOnSelColorChange(Self);
+  SelectedColor := GetDesktopColor(x, y);
+  if Assigned(FOnSelColorChange) then FOnSelColorChange(Self);
+  Application.ProcessMessages;
 end;
 
 procedure TScreenForm.CMHintShow(var Message: TCMHintShow);
 begin
- with TCMHintShow(Message) do
-  if not ShowHint then
-   Message.Result := 1
-  else
-   with HintInfo^ do
-    begin
-     Result := 0;
-     ReshowTimeout := 1;
-     HideTimeout := 5000;
-     HintPos := Point(HintPos.X + 16, HintPos.y - 16);
-     HintStr := FormatHint(FHintFormat, SelectedColor);
-    end;
- inherited;
+  with TCMHintShow(Message) do
+    if not ShowHint then
+      Message.Result := 1
+   else
+     with HintInfo^ do
+     begin
+       Result := 0;
+       ReshowTimeout := 1;
+       HideTimeout := 5000;
+       HintPos := Point(HintPos.X + 16, HintPos.y - 16);
+       HintStr := FormatHint(FHintFormat, SelectedColor);
+     end;
+  inherited;
 end;
 
 end.
diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/Demo.lpi b/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/Demo.lpi
index c5843f693..6f9e155fd 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/Demo.lpi
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/Demo.lpi
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@
       <Debugging>
         <UseExternalDbgSyms Value="True"/>
       </Debugging>
-      <Options>
-        <Win32>
-          <GraphicApplication Value="True"/>
-        </Win32>
-      </Options>
     </Linking>
   </CompilerOptions>
   <Debugging>
diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.lfm b/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.lfm
index c44aee00a..b7fbd20c6 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.lfm
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.lfm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ object Form1: TForm1
         Height = 287
         Top = 8
         Width = 377
-        SelectedColor = 488198
+        SelectedColor = 488454
         HSPickerHintFormat = 'H: %h S: %s'#13'Hex: %hex'
         LPickerHintFormat = 'Luminance: %l'
         Anchors = [akTop, akLeft, akRight, akBottom]
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ object Form1: TForm1
         TabOrder = 0
         OnSelColorChange = mbDeskPickerButton1SelColorChange
         ScreenHintFormat = 'RGB(%r, %g, %b)'#13'Hex: %h'
+        ShowScreenHint = True
       end
       object Button3: TButton
         Left = 8
diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.pas b/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.pas
index 766c7b620..04a7ae002 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.pas
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/examples/fulldemo/main.pas
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TForm1.mbColorPalette1SelColorChange(Sender: TObject);
 begin
-sc.color := mbcolorpalette1.selectedcolor;
+  uc.Color := mbColorPalette1.SelectedColor;
 end;
 
 procedure TForm1.mbColorPalette1MouseMove(Sender: TObject;
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ procedure TForm1.CbShowHintsChange(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   PageControl1.ShowHint := CbShowHints.Checked;
   mbOfficeColorDialog1.UseHints := CbShowHints.Checked;
+  mbDeskPickerButton1.ShowScreenHint := CbShowHints.Checked;
 end;
 
 end.
diff --git a/components/mbColorLib/mbDeskPickerButton.pas b/components/mbColorLib/mbDeskPickerButton.pas
index 217b2fbd0..35cae17e2 100644
--- a/components/mbColorLib/mbDeskPickerButton.pas
+++ b/components/mbColorLib/mbDeskPickerButton.pas
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ constructor TmbDeskPickerButton.Create(AOwner: TComponent);
 begin
  inherited;
  DoubleBuffered := true;
- ControlStyle := ControlStyle - [csAcceptsControls] + [csOpaque{$IFDEF DELPHI_7_UP}, csParentBackground{$ENDIF}];
+// ControlStyle := ControlStyle - [csAcceptsControls] + [csOpaque{$IFDEF DELPHI_7_UP}, csParentBackground{$ENDIF}];
  FHintFmt := 'RGB(%r, %g, %b)'#13'Hex: %h';
  FShowScreenHint := false;
 end;
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ end;
 
 procedure TmbDeskPickerButton.ColorPicked(Sender: TObject);
 begin
- FSelColor := ScreenFrm.SelectedColor;
- if Assigned(FOnColorPicked) then FOnColorPicked(Self);
+  FSelColor := ScreenFrm.SelectedColor;
+  if Assigned(FOnColorPicked) then FOnColorPicked(Self);
 end;
 
 procedure TmbDeskPickerButton.ScreenKeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState);